Not even a week after the newest LEGO Ideas sets were released, the inventory on the Exo Suit (21109) and the Research Institute (21110)
have run dry. Not even a day after the release of the Exo-Suit, the amount that you could buy was changed from 2 to 1 and it went on backorder with it shipping in 30 days. The status of it has since been changed to “Temporary out of stock.”
If you followed my Facebook Page, you would’ve seen that the Exo Suit was flying off the shelves and the inventory they had were already gone by the end of the day. The rumor that the set would only have a single production run probably fueled the demand of the set even more on top of the already immense popularity of it. If you ordered it online, it’s a wait and see situation if you’ll be getting yours or not. I’ve had people comment saying that the set showed up at their house without a shipping confirmation email so there’s a chance that your order may have went through.
For the Research Institute, it is now listed as “Sold Out” on Shop@Home. If you wanted to pick up this set, it is probably too late now unless you can find them at your LEGO Store. I know mine (Fashion Valley, San Diego) will have some more coming in on Friday but I expect them to be sold very quickly. Unlike the Exo Suit, it was available for purchase a lot longer than its counterpart when it had the available status for at least five days while the Exo Suit was available for only one day. For this set, it looks like it went the way of the Mars Curiosity Rover in which there was way more demand for it than the amount produced. The Research Institute will probably be available again for a very short time like the Rover and then it will be completely sold out. Now the only way to get it is on the secondary market like eBay or BrickLink but expect to pay more than double of what it was sold for originally.
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If you do have a LEGO Store near you and you wanted to get the two sets, I suggest calling the store to see if they will have any shipments coming in and having them reserve it for you which they usually can do providing that you hold up your end of the bargain and do actually purchase them.
Were you able to get your copies of the LEGO Ideas Exo Suit and/or the Research Institute?
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LEGOLAND Just got a shipment in of both exo suits and reasearch institute but their supplies are limited.
Got the Research Institute <3 Ordered it the night it came out & got it on Tuesday, which was a pretty sweet turnaround.
Terrible idea to have this one limited. The point of this one should be to have it available to children, especially around the holidays.
Got this email today from TLG regarding the non-confirmation email of Exo-suit order status / shipment:
“We apologize that due to a technical error with our email system between July 31 and August 6, you may not have received an order status, or shipping confirmation email regarding your order. If you have not received your order, you may check the status by visiting our Order Status Page.
Here is some additional information on what your order status means: Your order will show a status of “Customer Service” during the review process and we will contact you only if there are any problems, in which case the status would change to “Please Contact Customer Service.” If your status is “In Process,” then your order has been reviewed and is ready for shipping. Once your order is “In Process,” we cannot make any changes to the order. When your order ships, the status will change to “Shipped” and a tracking number will made available.
We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for being a valued LEGO® shopper.
Sincerely,
Your LEGO® Customer Service Team”
I went to a store on my birthday to pick up the MINI Cooper and was able to grab one Research Center at the same time. Worked on the mini cooper first… plan on playing with the other this weekend. Woot!
So after reading this article I went to the Fashion Valley store when they opened today and there is no Research Institute shipment today or expected in the future. Thanks for sending me on a wild goose chase! Is there a source for this information?
Sorry about that. I got word from the manager that the shipment will be coming Monday. You may want to call and verify first.
Thanks Allen, sorry if I was upset, I was excited to get one. I called and they said they are getting a shipment later today and there is a chance they may get some, but probably not. They did say they expect to get very few on Monday. Funny, it seems like they are unsure themselves, can’t blame you for that.